Re: What book are you reading? (or just finished)

Just finished The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, Updated and Expanded Second Edition by Thomas L. Friedman.

This is a really interesting book!

I'm not reading anything but 5 billion research papers. I do have Three Cups of Tea pending though, about a guy who builds schools in Afganistan/Pakistan after his many years of mountain climbing in the area.

Re: What book are you reading? (or just finished)

Originally Posted by SusieP.

This is a really interesting book!

I'm not reading anything but 5 billion research papers. I do have Three Cups of Tea pending though, about a guy who builds schools in Afganistan/Pakistan after his many years of mountain climbing in the area.

I just finished Three Cups of Tea a couple weeks ago and I loved it! There was so much more to it than what I thought it would be.

Re: What book are you reading? (or just finished)

"The 4:50 From Paddington" or "What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!" by Agatha Christie. A woman riding a train witnesses a murder committed in a train running parallel to hers. She tries to alert the authorities, but she has no conclusive information as it wasn't actually on her train, so she brings in her friend Miss Marple to find the body and solve the case.

I've loved reading Agatha Christie since I was 11. This was the first time I'd read this book, but I have seen the TV movie w/ Joan Hickson.

(BTW, no, Ms. Christie didn't write for "Bullwinkle." Most of her books have two titles, one for British publication and one for American.)

Re: What book are you reading? (or just finished)

Currently 3 books:

"My Boring *** Life" - Kevin Smith
Awesome sometimes daily diary entries taken from Smith's blog where he goes into what he does during the day. I'm a big fan of Smith, but i was a little nervous about this book think it would get boring, but it has held my interest both times i have read it. A definite pickup for any Kevin Smith fan or a fan of interesting stories about working in Hollywood.

"Chair shots and other obstacles" - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
I picked this up for $1 at our libraries book sale thinking this was his autobiography, it's not, but it is filled with his stories on traveling the Pro Wrestling circuit mixed with some good life lessons with some great humor from one of the best Wrestling commentators and managers.

"Democracy in America" - Alexis de Tocqueville
Fantastic book, which i read every election year. Tocqueville, a french Political philosopher, wrote this book after his vists to US in the 1830's. In the book he talks about the American Democracy System and why it works here and no where else. It is a very difficult read, but very rewarding and some of his thoughts hold true to today. A good book for any poli-sci or history nut like myself.

All three books i recommend highly!

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